ENGLISH CHANNEL RELAYS 2021

  ONLINE APPLICATION TERMS & CONDITIONS PRICING STRUCTURE Before applying you can check out our ENQUIRY PACK, hopefully this will answer some of your questions, but feel free to contact trustee Howard James – howard@thealexatrust.org if you require any additional information.  

Update: NEONATAL BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT APPEAL

After several years in the making , The Alexa Trust Neonatal Breastfeeding Support Appeal is truly up and running.  We would like to thank all of our donors & friends for your ongoing support. To date we have: Donated Eight Breast Pumps to The William Harvey Hospital NICU & Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital SCBU Donated Read More

PARENTS FUEL FUND 2019

by Howard James This year 20 families at the William Harvey Neonatal Unit will benefit from our PARENTS FUEL FUND. To read more about our NEW project follow this link: https://thealexatrust.org/index.php/projects-2/parent-fuel-fund/     Read More

ENGLISH CHANNEL RELAYS 2019 – TEAM ALEXA TRUST

The Alexa Trust proudly announces swimmers for our 2019 English Channel Relays   Team Alexa Trust           In association with Louise Jane Charters and Channel Swimming Association Read More

ENGLISH CHANNEL RELAYS 2019 – TEAM ALEXA AQUANUTS

The Alexa Trust proudly announces swimmers for our 2019 English Channel Relays   Team Alexa Aquanuts             In association with Louise Jane Charters and Channel Swimming Association Read More

THE MILK LOUNGE

by Sarah Poole – Neonatal Nurse, William Harvey Hospital “The inspiration for this room was to create a safe, relaxing space that will enable mothers to relax during what is often a very stressful and challenging time. Milk production is reliant on hormones, one makes milk, one releases milk, and when mum is anxious theses hormones are negatively Read More

WORLD PREMATURITY DAY 2017

Friday 17th November is world prematurity day in recognition of the 15 million babies born prematurely worldwide and of these approxamitely 60 thousand babies are born to UK mums.   1 in 10 babies are born preterm worldwide and according to the World Health Organisation preterm birth is classified as: extremely preterm (<28 weeks) very preterm Read More

OUR FAMILY VALUES – Alexa’s Memory Box

Whilst in hospital, we bought Alexa a memory box wherein we kept all of her personal belongings. Little hats, books, teddy bears, photos, etc.  Keeping in mind that one day she might want to learn more about her time in neonatal. Tonight we sat down going through everything, this bringing back wonderful but also extremely Read More

INSPIRATIONAL MARATHON SWIMMER – Phia Steyn

Download Phia’s SWIM REPORT Download SWIM REPORT by Robert Hamilton, Vigour Events UPDATE:  Phia has made it and it comes with no surprise.  Well done Phia, you are amazing! UPDATE:  Due to flooding Phia’s swim has been delayed, just waiting for the right moment.  UPDATES TO FOLLOW The Alexa Trust would like to wish fellow Read More

DEAL REGATTA SWIM 2017

What a great turn out this year!  With fabulour weather and spirtis high 57 swimmers took to the water, later joined by Sophie Papougnot, who was swimming the Deal Regatta Swim as part of her 50 is a magic number Challenge. This year was also the first year we supplied swim caps with our iconic Read More